Taylor leaves at 9.00 to visit the Aboriginal encampment, arrives there midday, witnesses ceremonies and takes many photographs, decides the life of an Aboriginal is not for him. Some forty Aboriginals accompany him on the return to Illbilla, bags a bustard for tomorrows roast. Johns idles about camp.

Pittendrigh and Hamre arrive in Alice Springs.

Thunder at dawn and two hours steady rain. Despite yesterdays slog through the ranges Bird away early, making the most of the last day  of prospecting, ever the optimist. Terry improving rapidly and champing at the bit, a good sign, now anxious to return to Oodnadatta and hand in the disappointing news and get on with the next job.

A violent and widespread thunderstorm brews up in the evening and drenches the camp with an inch of rain in two hours. The camelmen have not arrived, probably the rain has held them up, hopes Terry.